Whip-holder.



. W. R. HARMON.

WHIP HOLDER. APPucAT-lon man sEPT.z9, 1914. 1,142,703.

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Patented June 8,

THE NORRIS PETERS lC0.. PHOTG-IJTHO., WASHINTDN, D. C.

@BEECH WILLIAM ROY HARMON, 0F OAK HILL, FLORIDA.

WHIP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application led September 29, 1914. SerialvNo. 864,111.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM ROY HAR- MON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oak Hill, in the county of Volusia andState of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Whip-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in whip holders, involving particularly a device of this character, in which the whip may be temporarily locked to prevent accidental displacement, or permanently locked to prevent unauthorized abstraction.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a whip holder held against casual displacement merely by insertion of the whip in place, providing for locking the parts to make it impossible to release the whip without a proper manipulation of the lock.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be prescribed in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying, drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the improvement. Fig. 2 is a central section of the same. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are sections on line 3 3, 4 4 and 5 5 respectively of Fig. 2.

The improved holder comprises a hollow casing l, designed to be appropriately secured to anyl desired part of the vehicle, being arranged so that the whip may be conveniently introduced thereinto. Secured within the casing at an appropriate point in its height is a whip holding element 2 including a band 3 secured to the inner wall of the casing, from which band depends spring strips 4 having downward and inward curvature, so as to present a restricted opening below the band for the passage of the whip butt. These springs are preferably, though not necessarily, four in number and when diametrically opposed one pair of greater length than the others, so that the full terminal edge of each spring is free Y from every other spring, so as to effectively grip the whip butt. Slidably mounted in the band 3 is a releasing member 5 in the form of an elongated sleeve, having a diameter approximating that of the band, so that when the sleeve is depressed, the edge there- .of will ride into engagement with the in ner surface of the respective springs and force the same apart to release the whip.

The releasing member extends through the.

upper end of the casing l and is provided with a head 6 and springs are arranged between the head and top of the casing to normally maintain the releasing member above a position to exert a releasing influence upon the springs 4. The side of the case is provided with a lock 7 in the form of a plug arranged to coperate with the opening 8 in the releasing member, a key hole 9 being provided adjacent the plug for the reception of the key l0, to permit the plug to be withdrawn to free the releasing member.

With the parts unlocked, it is obvious that upon the introduction of the whip into the holder the butt end will, on passing free ends of the springs 4, be gripped, thereby to prevent casual separation of the whip. Upon. downward pressure on the head 6 however, the releasing member will spread the springs as described and permit the whip to be freely withdrawn. With the locking plug 7 in position to engage the opening 8 in the releasing member, the latter cannot be depressed, and hence after insertion of the whip, the parts can be operated to release the same only after operation of the key.

What is claimed is 1. A whip holder including a casing, a band secured therein, springs depending from the band and projected toward each other to provide a restricted passage, a releasing member including a sleeve operative at one end through the band and adapted for downward movement to engage and spread the springs, the upper end of the sleeve being projected with a head disposed wholly above the upper end of the casing,r

and springs interposed between the head and casing, whereby on moving the head downward the springs are moved from cooperation with the whip and the whip grasped for removal in a single movement.

2. A whip holder including a casing, a band secured therein, springs depending from the band and projected toward each other to provide a restricted passage, a releasing member including a sleeve operative at one end through the band and adapted for downward movement to engage and spread the springs, the upper end of the sleeve being projected with a head disposed In testimony whereof I afix my signature whcpiiy above the upper end of the oasingc in presence of two Witnesses. an springs interposed between the hea and easing, said sleeve being formed with WILLIAM ROY HARMON' 5 an opening and a looking plug operative Witnesses:

through the casing to engage the opening to L. L. MOSBY,

H. E. BENNETT.

look the sleeve:

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the "Gommissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

